Chafee Departs for Western Pacific

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Chafee Departs for Western Pacific
Navy News | January 31, 2008

PEARL HARBOR - More than 350 Sailors assigned to the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) were joined by their friends and family as they departed Naval Station Pearl Harbor Jan. 30 for a deployment under the Navy's Fleet Response Plan (FRP).

The ship deployed as part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and will operate in the Western Pacific while forward-deployed USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) undergoes scheduled maintenance in Yokosuka, Japan.

"I'm nervous. This is my husband's first time deploying, but he's doing his job and I'll support him in whatever he does," said a spouse of a Chafee Sailor.

In Sept. 2007, the Nimitz CSG, which included Chafee, returned from a six-month deployment to the Persian Gulf and Western Pacific.

"The Chafee team has done an outstanding job in giving the ship a turnaround from the return in September to get ready for this deployment," said Cmdr. Robert Tortora, commanding officer, Chafee.


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